Insecticidal powder container and duster



Spt. 16, 1952 J. AMBROSE 2,610,432

INSECTICIDAL POWDER CONTAINER AND DUSTER Filed May 25. 1949 Jo/m Ambrose By 2mm 'by the man of Patented Sept. 16, 1952 jFl he present inventi n relates to a nove'l'and im proved drypowder container and duster which is especiallyfb-ut not necessarily, adapted'ior use the house in and around home gardens for conveniently dusting small trees, plants and flowers with an appropriate insecticidal powder, or, for distributing agricultural lime on lawn surfaces' t 1 Needless to say, I am aware that small wheel supported-spreader carts are used in residential areas for distributing andspreading grassseeds, lime, and granular fertilizers; that many and varied types of guns, so-called are pro'vi'ded'lfor shooting insecticidal spray liquids and powders o1 rose bushes, vegetables arid nlany and varied nsect d n ia t a d o e In ii' iw A ractref'the present ,I have evolved and rod-used an unusually s'ir'nple, economical and eflicient powder-container which is such that it maybe held in one hand'and swung back and fortnlike an oversizepowdercan, whereby to enable the user to conveniently; and effectively perform his gardening chores.

One object of the invention pertains to a powder dusting container which is of general frustoconical form, the larger end being perforated and the smaller end open for filling purposes and being provided with a readily attachable and detachable closing cap. The arrangement provides a container which when about three-quarters full may be conveniently grasped at the small. end and swung in pendulum-style to keep the, powder loose and to allow it to be distributed through the perforations in an obvious manner;

Another object is to utilize the smaller trun- I SECT o DAL POWDER CONTAINER cated end in such a fashion that it may be, figuratively, shoved down into a reserve or supply bucket or sack from which the powder is taken and thus conveniently charged and partially filled with powder in an obvious manner.

Another object of the invention pertains to the use of the stated capped frusto-conical powder sprayer and duster which includes, as another feature, a freely turnable agitator which contributes to the overall success of the container by loosening and keeping the powder loose while it is being dusted about. 7 I

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a powder containing and dusting device constructed in acnoted at and i'siclo'sed'bya ing cap-'8 whos'erim portion cord'ance withthe principles o-f the: presen in= vntion; N :7 11 Figure 2 is a enlarged view" in section: and elev ation' showing the internal self acting' agitator' 31nd,, o

f r'igu e sisa section on the line s -s of FigureZ,

looking the-directional? the arrows. 'Referring'now to the drawings Icy-reference nu rnera'lsand accompanying lead lines 1 the con tainer, as such, is denoted by the'numeral'i and is of any appropriate lightweight durable material. It is adapted to be held in'the users hand and swung up and down through 'anfarc of three-quarters of a circleormore to keepthe powder-loose and'to'keep the air -circulating; in

the container and to' all'ow the powder" to 'eXpun-ge itself on the p'l-ants'if-or insecticidal "dusting pur p'osesr To achieve the desired ends, the container is irusto conical in form andthe larg'er' oon cave-convex endis-apertured-to provide a-s-ifting mem er e.-- The smaller gusto-conical end is'de' f-rusto -conical clos- 9" has ab'ayo'net 's'l'ot l0 engageable with a headed keeper pin I l on the container body portion I2.

I call attention now to a gravity actuable freely slidably and turnable agitator l3 which is prefer- I ably made from wire and forms an important contributary part of the overall duster. This comprises an openwork beater-like stirrer characterized by a central hub portion 14 having several radial L-shaped beaters or blades attached thereto and radiating therefrom, the latter being denoted by the numerals I5. The hub portion I4 is slidable and turnable on a rod 16 having a retaining head IT at one end which is spaced from the perforated distributing end of the container. The opposite end of the rod is fastened by an assemblage of nuts l8 and I9 and a washer 20 to the closing cap 8. Thus, we have a rod carried by the cap, the cap being fastened on the container, and the rod serving as an axle or shaft for the freely rotatable and slidable agitator or stirrer unit l3. The latter is of a tapering form so that the beater blades conform somewhat to the general taper of the body l2. The agitator, as the duster is swung up and down and around with the hand of the user, will slide up and down and will turn under forced gravity and motion obtained from the swinging movements, and will thus keep the powder loose so that it will'more readily discharge through the distributing holes in the dusting end or head 6.

I have found that by keeping a bucket of lime or other powder handy and by removing the cap from thespirit'of'the'invention or the scope of the appended claims, as is well understood.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A readily fillable insecticidal powder --o tainer and duster of the class described compris- 4 tributing member at its large end, the body of said container being imperforate and the small end thereof being truncated and unobstructedly open, a cap having a conical rim fitted telescopically over the correspondingly tapered small end portion of said body and coinciding therewith in providing a neck of a size to be grasped in the hand of the user, said neck being the sole handling and'handle means for said bo'dy, a o rigidly attached at one end to" said cap and ex- ;tending axially into said container and terminat- --ing in close spaced relationship in respect to the concavo-convexmember of said container, and a rreely' s'lidable and rotatable stirrer unit embodyi5 ing a relatively long hollow imperforateconicah ing a hub portion which is freely rotatable and slidable on said rod, and radial L-shaped stirrer container. the small end thereof being-truncated 'and open and adapted to serve as a filler neck and, in addition, as the sole hand-grip through the medium of which the user may swing and whipthe-container backr and forthin the air, the

larger end of said container being of concaveconvex form and provided with perforations for discharging; and spraying the -powder from the container and to assist in sifting the powder-on plants'and the like, a readily applicable and removable cap having a .rim :detachably attached to thesopen truncated end of said container and serving, when the-latter is in use, to close said bpen:end,a-rod attached at one end to saidcap .and :extendingaxially into the powder ehamber of. the container and terminating in close spaced relation ;in'-respect.-to said concave-convex end, :andfltpowderagitator mounted ior rotation and sliding movement on said rod, said rod and agitatorbeing insertable and removable by way of said truncated end of the container. I H

- .A; readi1y :filla-ble insecticidal :powder. container and duster of a size and type adapted to :beiheld in onehand of ';a user and whipped and otherwise swung in va pendulous fashion comprising a relatively long hollow conical-body and hav- -elements having corresponding ends secured to andradiating' from one end of said hub and having their opposite ends converging toward the hub.

ing aconcavo-convex perforatedsifting and disthe degrees of convergence of said stirrer elements corresponding .to the; taper of said body, whereby said -stirrer elements are substantially :parallel with corresponding portions o1v the body.

1 p JOHN AMBROSE.

REFERENCES CITED 'The following references are of record .in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Italy a Aug. 5. 1137-1 

